Clinical trials: Return to Work
Job Stress, Distress, Emotional
Depression Return to Work Intervention
This study is a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a mobile app-based program aimed to help individuals with unemployment-related emotional distress return to work.
- Trial name
- DRIVEN (NCT06026280)
- Testing
- DRIVEN Application, Career Resources
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inspiration at Work
Oral Cancer, Psychological Distress
Develop and Evaluate An Artificial Intelligence Assisted Prehabilitation Program for Returning to Work and Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Patients With Oral Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and evaluate an Artificial Intelligence Assisted Prehabilitation Program (AI APP) for returning to work and cost-effectiveness analysis in patients with oral cancer (OC).
- Conditions
- Oral Cancer, Psychological Distress, Communication Aids for Disabled, Physiotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT07562100
- Testing
- Prehabilitation application, Conventional physiotherapy, Scar management
- Where
- 5 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Common Mental Disorders, Depression
Integrated Mental Health Care and Vocational Rehabilitation to People With to Common Mental Disorders
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of an integrated mental health care and vocational rehabilitation intervention for people on sick leave because of depression, stress, anxiety, personality- and functional…
- Conditions
- Common Mental Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, Personality Disorders
- Trial name
- IBBIS II (NCT04432129)
- Testing
- IBBIS II, Service as Usual
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amager Hospital
Virtual Reality, Stress
VR Embodiment for Stress Evaluation in a Return to Work Simulation
Comparing the emotional effect of two different versions of one VR experience. The VR experience will simulate a typical return to work situation after an absence due to burnout.
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Stress, Burnout
- Trial name
- VRSTEVAR (NCT05379764)
- Testing
- Embodiment, Observation
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinique Saint-Jean, Bruxelles
Radicular Pain, Lumbar Surgery
Return to Work After Lumbar Surgery: a Nationwide Survey of Spinal Surgeons' Practices
This national cross-sectional survey investigates the current practices and perceptions of Belgian spinal surgeons regarding return to work (RTW) after lumbar surgery for radicular pain.
- Conditions
- Radicular Pain, Lumbar Surgery, Radicular Pain Related to Lumbosacral Disc Disease, Fusion of Spine, Lumbar Region
- Trial name
- NCT07193758
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Employability
Prevention of Reduced Employability With an Expert System With Telephone, Motivational Interviews Supporting Self-management
The purpose of the study is to determine which factors on a personal, social and contextual level will help rehabilitation patients on returning to or continuing to work as well as to stay employable.
- Trial name
- EXPERTIS (NCT02415075)
- Testing
- medical rehabilitation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,045 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
Shift Work Schedule, Sleep Deprivation
Quick Returns - Sleep, Cognitive Functions and Individual Differences
The project will contribute with new knowledge concerning how short rest periods between two consecutive shifts (<11h, often defined as a Quick Return (QR)) affects sleep and cognitive performance.
- Trial name
- NCT05162105
- Testing
- Short rest (8 hour) between two consecutive shifts., 16 hour rest opportunity between to consecutive shifts.
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Cancer Survivors, Return to Work
Enhancing Work Participation of Unemployed and Work-Disabled Cancer Survivors
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the PLACES intervention on paid employment re-entry in unemployed and work-disabled cancer survivors, compared to CAU.
- Trial name
- PLACES (NCT06028048)
- Testing
- PLACES
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Opioid Dependence, Low Back Pain
Return to Work - Will Brief Intervention Reduce Opioid-induced Back Pain?
Background Back pain is among the most common cause for sick leave in the working population and is the main cause of years lived with disability globally.
- Conditions
- Opioid Dependence, Low Back Pain, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT05437861
- Testing
- Brief Intervention
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Akershus
Work Disability Reduction and Prevention, Improving Return-to-Work Outcomes
SMART Supervisor Training Program to Prevent Work Disability
Supervisors of injured workers play a key role in preventing prolonged work absences. Providing supervisors with tools to improve their response to musculoskeletal and other workplace injuries or illnesses may improve worker…
- Trial name
- NCT02309996
- Testing
- Supervisor Training Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lakehead University
COVID-19 Vaccines
Effect of a Third COVID-19 Booster Among Health Care Workers
A new wave of COVID-19 infections, mainly caused by the Omicron/ Delta variant, has been sweeping the globe since the start of 2022.
- Trial name
- NCT05373459
- Testing
- Third COVID-19 booster
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 3,167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
Motivation, Quality of Life
The Impact of Motivation in Return to Work After Work Disability
The current research on the impact of motivation in return to work after work disability has 2 major parts: (1) a questionnaire study for which SMEC gave approval, this part is completed, (2) a RCT.
- Conditions
- Motivation, Quality of Life, Communication, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05412537
- Testing
- MI, CAU
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 272 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Low Back Pain
The Right Intervention for the Right Patient
Complicated and expensive interventions are used to treat unspecific low back pain and the intervention is not always targeted the patients specific problems.It is therefore not surprising that a large fraction of unspecific low…
- Trial name
- NCT00459433
- Testing
- Biopsychosocial intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Back Research Center, Denmark
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I
Longitudinal Follow-up Study About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Patients
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a post-traumatic chronic pain condition characterized by pain and other symptoms typically affecting a distal limb.
- Trial name
- NCT04703647
- Testing
- Administration of questionnaires for prospective group, Blood samples for prospective group, Blood samples for control group
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinique Romande de Readaptation
Employability
Spiroergometric and Psychological Measurements to Predict Return to Work After 18 and 36 Months After Medical Rehab
Can professional performance and the probability of returning to work up to three years after medical rehabilitation be predicted by spiroergometric data (or performance of the cardiovascular system) together with psychological…
- Trial name
- SPIRO (NCT03206307)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 284 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Return to Work and Functional Results of French Soldiers After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The return to work in the military population after surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has been poorly investigated within the French armed forces.
- Trial name
- NCT04668677
- Testing
- On-line questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Injury of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
Clinical and Functional Outcomes 2 Years After ACL Repair and InternalBrace Ligament Augmentation in Comparison With ACL Reconstruction
The aim of this study is to assess the clinical, biomechanical and functional outcome 2 years after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair and InternalBraceTM augmentation now in direct comparison to ACL reconstruction and to…
- Trial name
- RetroBRACE II (NCT04429165)
- Testing
- collection of Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) data, collection of anthropometric and clinical functional data, gait analysis
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Musculoskeletal Pain, Work Related Illnesses
Effect Evaluation of the Work Rehabilitation Effort "Best iLag"
The study compares the effect of a group-based activity with an individual work-out activity on work participation.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Work Related Illnesses, Burnout, Professional
- Trial name
- NCT02945397
- Testing
- Group-based activity, Individual activity
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Return to Work, Mental Health
Vital@Work: Reintegration Program for Employees with Stress-related Complaints
The objective of this study, Vital@Work reintegration program, is to support sick-listed workers with stress-related complaints in their return to work based on a personalized program.
- Trial name
- Vital@Work (NCT06543732)
- Testing
- Return to work program
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
Open vs. Ultrasound-Guided Carpal Tunnel Release
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most prevalent entrapment neuropathy. Open Surgical Carpal Tunnel Release (OSCTR) remains the gold standard, while minimally invasive Ultrasound-Guided Carpal Tunnel Release (USGCTR) offers…
- Trial name
- NCT07814547
- Testing
- Open Surgical Carpal Tunnel Release (OSCTR), Ultrasound-Guided Carpal Tunnel Release (USGCTR)
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AUVA General Trauma Hospital Salzburg